So there was speculation that piano Chatroulette improv guy Merton was actually Ben Folds. Well he definitely wasn't, because Ben Folds did it himself at a recent concert in North Carolina dressed up as Merton—and it was fantastic.

If this catches on, half of Hollywood's females will fall into poverty. Casting for their fourth Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney specifies that fake breasts are not permitted, and actresses will be subjected to pre-shoot jiggle tests to check.

Yesterday a bunch of Tea Party anti-healthcare protesters called black and gay lawmakers 'nigger' and 'faggot'. Today the right-wing blogs want an apology — from the lawmakers, to the protesters.

Oops! A partially edited version of Danielle Cohen and Jonathan Segal's wedding announcement made it onto the internet today, full of {cq}'s and desperation over how to describe a housewife.

His cousin is officially a Scientologist—but terrified of being associated with Tom. Lady Gaga's sister trains to take the stage. Bombshell McGee sells stripper videos. Phil Spector gets beat up in prison. Come and get your Sunday gossip.

We're sure you have been losing sleep over the plight of golf apparel and equipment retailers — what with Tiger Woods gone from the game, they've struggled to sell dull guys with fat asses the same quantities of golfcrap. But fear not! He 'retired' for the down season in golfcrap sales anyway! His probable return at the US Masters in Augusta next month is perfectly timed to boost sales of sweatervests designed to accentuate mantits! [NYT]

Godfrey, the man who had a random stint as a 7UP spokesman, talks about life in Amsterdam. He also delves into his African roots and how bad his dad had it.

[Sacha Baron Cohen, Isla Fisher, and daughter Olive on an afternoon walk in Paris. Image via X17.]

Tea party protesters, on Capitol hill to rail against healthcare reform that will benefit them, and stoked up by speeches from Republican lawmakers, unleashed abuse and spit against black and gay members of congress.

I am of two minds on the upcoming iteration of Bravo's moneymaker. We don't really need more housewives—but Beverly Hills is so perfect for this franchise, and Kelsey Grammer's Playboy trophy wife has been waiting so patiently.

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The LA Times today examines how the Seattle Post-Intelligencer segued from print to exclusively online journalism. But blogging — how and why we cover the stories we cover — is going the other way and coming to resemble... newspapers.

Michele Bachmann, the batshit-crazy Republican congresswoman from Minnesota, is either illiterate or so sick of the liberal conspiracy to take over the US that she's started her own country, called 'Amarica' (on Yahoo searches at least). [DCeiver's Twitter]

The L.A. sushi bar that served illegal whale meat is closing.

A human with fangs pistol whipped and bit a Manhattan cabbie five times, leaving the victim with visible vampire scars that he may have for the rest of his life.

Jesse James' mistress did a sexy Nazi photo shoot and reportedly has White Power mementos on her skin and in her home. His ex-wife is married to a reported skinhead. How many neo-Nazis can you date without being one?

In a graphic depiction of one couple's lovemaking (that's graphic symbols, nothing nasty; get your mind out of the gutter!), suggestive images pair with metered dialogue to create a figuratively pornographic film poem that reveals the psychosexualization of everyday objects.

Walter Martin, 82, and Rose Martin, 83, were peacefully retired in Brooklyn. Until the NYPD added their address to test crime tracking software in 2002. Since then they've been raided by 5-0 up to three times a week. The problem has now been fixed, say the NYPD. [Daily News]

Here's Human Giant's take on the on the never-ending news reports on methamphetamine that have plagued TV screens over the past few years. We get it, Meth's an epidemic, geez.

[Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes gaze into the distance at the Lakers-Timberwolves game on Friday night. Photo via Splash]